The Printing Museum

Today in 1836, Houston is born when land speculators Augustus & John Allen advertise for their Town of Houston.

Start your #4thofjuly at The Printing Museum! There’s still time to join our 2pm tour where you can print a copy of the Declaration of Independence. And available in our museum store is this vintage wood type collage. Visitor info in bio. #letterpress #independenceday #museums

Collective Zine Making this weekend 6/30! There are only a few spots left. Unleash your creativity and be inspired by others while developing a complete zine. Sign-up now to reserve your spot: printingmuseum.org/workshops #zineculture #risograph #theprintingmuseumhouston

The Houston Book Arts Show might have closed, but you can still learn some of the incredible techniques used by the book artists in this show. Sign-up for Collective Zines👉printingmuseum.org/event/collecti… Sign-up for Chinese Thread Box👉 printingmuseum.org/event/chinese-…

Enroll your child in a summer of creativity with our all-day summer camp for youth ages 6 to 13 years old. Next available session starts July 3rd: Myth & Fantasy 🧚‍♂️ 👉🤸For more details and to enroll your child: printingmuseum.org/summer-camp #campcreate #summercamp

Happy Summer Solstice!!! It's the longest day of the year for people in the Northern Hemisphere. If you want to avoid the Houston heat with indoor activities, come visit us Thursday through Saturday (we have air conditioning!) 🌬️ Try to stay cool y'all!😎

Today marks the 79th anniversary of D-Day. The Normandy invasion was a turning point in the war and led to V-E day and the end of World War II. 📷The New York Times, 5/8/1945, The Printing Museum Collection #ThePrintingMuseum #Houstonmuseums #history #dday #normandy

🏳️‍🌈To celebrate the beginning of LGBT Pride Month, The Printing Museum would like to highlight "Let's Get Acquainted" by one of our instructors and past artists-in-residence Gaby Hurtado-Ramos 👏 printingmuseum.org/store/ @gabyhurtadoramos #ThePrintingMuseum #risograph #pride

Warmest wishes to you on this Memorial Day 🇺🇸 Let us honor and salute the heroes who have gifted us our freedom. 📷 American flag type and marbled paper from The Printing Museum's collection #ThePrintingMuseum #printingmuseum #Houstonmuseums #MuseumDistrictHouston #memorialday

Let creativity shine at Camp Create’s full-day summer camp for youth ages 6 to 13 with seven weekly sessions! Campers will be immersed in an art-focused, STEM-enriched, studio arts environment. Early Registration is on now!🤸 #summercamp Details👉 printingmuseum.org/summer-camp/

📣Our new temporary exhibit, "Book Arts of Houston" opens today!!! Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibit from 4-6pm today (Saturday, April 22) ✨ 📷 Anna Mavromatis "As Time Goes By" 2010 📷 Erica Reed Lee, "Memories at a Distance" 2021 #ThePrintingMuseum

📣 Come see The Printing Museum's new temporary exhibit curated by Erica Reed Lee!!! We are so excited that the “Book Arts of Houston” will run at our institution from April 22nd - June 17th. 📷 Anna Mavromatis "As Time Goes By" 2010 #Houstonmuseums

Don't forget! "It Came From the Bayou" is 10 this year! Come on down and get some prints this Sunday (April 23rd) 11am - 4pm at St. Arnold's Brewing!!!! 🎉 For more info, see the event's facebook page: fb.me/e/3he9yZjgx #houstonart #printmaking #letterpress

One night only! Join Chris Fritton, @theitinerantprinter as he visits Houston this Saturday, April 15th! Shop his pop-up table during our regular hours or come for Happy Hour 5-7pm! We'll have a bespoke poster on press, snacks, and drinks. After-hours: $10 suggested donation.

Join us for Learn Letterpress 2: Hand-Setting Type on April 7th/8th! 😀 Build on the confidence and experience gained in Learn Letterpress 1 to advance your letterpress typesetting and printing prowess. printingmuseum.org/event/letterpr… #ThePrintingMuseum #printmaking #letterpress

Papermaking....with a little bit extra! The deadline for "Papermaking with Natural Inclusions" is coming up! Don't want to miss this class? Sign up before Friday, March 24th! 📣 printingmuseum.org/event/papermak… #ThePrintingMuseum #Houstonmuseums #texasart #houstonart #papermaking

Getting ready for our opening on April 1!… Stop by between 11am and 5pm to check out our new space. Hang around for the Houston Edible Book Festival too! #neon #theprintingmuseumhouston #houstonmuseums #midtownhouston

The Printing Museum is thrilled to be partnering with the Houston Book Arts Guild to host the Edible Book Festival on April 1st! Edible Book Festivals celebrate books, humor, and imagination through the creation of dishes inspired by books and puns. printingmuseum.org/event/houston-…

This is the last time we are offering this class for the Spring. We start with "Learn Letterpress 2" in April 🗓️ Don't miss out on the opportunity to become certified to use our Letterpress equipment during open studios! printingmuseum.org/event/printing… #ThePrintingMuseum #printmaking

Happy "Let's Laugh Day" from the Printing Museum! 😄 To commemorate this funny day, we would like share some silly type we have in our collections. We hope your day is full of laughter! 😀 📷type and handmade marble paper #ThePrintingMuseum #NationalLet’sLaughDay #Let’sLaughDay